1984Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1984 election for Texas House District 49
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Bob Richardson (R) won with 52.7% of the vote, defeating R. Tidwell (D) by 5.5 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Bob RichardsonRepublican · winner
52.7%29,934
R. TidwellDemocrat
47.3%26,822
56,762 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1984
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET